JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon on how growth can untangle US-China strife, thorny global issues
Jamie Dimon’s recent whirlwind visit to Hong Kong followed a similar script: a schedule packed with meetings involving the entrepreneurs and business leaders connecting China with global markets. But it was his increasingly visible stance on global issues that...
French far-right’s Bardella denies alleged antisemitic comments, files defamation lawsuit
A French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013 but the close ally of presidential front runner Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake. According to the report...
Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to Russian army
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday boosting the size of the army by 15,500 troops in the fourth such order this year. Putin’s order comes as both Russia and Ukraine suffer mounting casualties in the more than four-and-a-half-year Ukraine war....
US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says
US President Donald Trump’s administration was set to grant a limited waiver to its Iran sanctions programme on Monday to allow for flights carrying Shiite Muslim religious pilgrims between Iran and Iraq, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The source,...
Trump announcing new Iowa steel plant the White House says will be biggest in US
US President Donald Trump is announcing a new US$15 billion steel plant in Iowa being built with backing from an Indian conglomerate, creating what the White House says will become the largest steel plant in US history. The White House said Trump will announce the...
Trump announcing new Iowa steel plant the White House says will be biggest in US
US President Donald Trump is announcing a new US$15 billion steel plant in Iowa being built with backing from an Indian conglomerate, creating what the White House says will become the largest steel plant in US history. The White House said Trump will announce the...
FBI deputy chief Andrew Bailey to resign after a little more than a year with agency
Andrew Bailey, one of the FBI’s two deputy directors, said on Monday he is resigning his position, leaving the most prominent US law enforcement agency after a little more than a year. Bailey, a Republican ally of US President Donald Trump who left his job as...
US police report raises more questions about Chinese researcher Wang Danhao’s death
US police report raises more questions about Chinese researcher Wang Danhao’s death
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for first time
Hero’s burial for late Hong Kong constable paralysed for 21 years after attack
Hero’s burial for late Hong Kong constable paralysed for 21 years after attack